Stocks of interest on the ASX this week

Myer's battered share price rose following a media report that arch-rival David Jones may be interested in buying the embattled department store. But David Jones's parent company says rumours that it is considering acquiring Myer are baseless.

AGL - AGL LTD - down 54 cents, or 2.5 per cent, to $21.14

The head of the consumer watchdog, Rod Sims, has added to the pressure AGL is facing to sell the Liddell power station site in the Hunter Valley, saying if the sale went ahead, it would improve competition and benefit consumers.

MGC - MG UNIT TRUST - up one cent, or 1.1 per cent, to 95 cents

Shareholders of Australian dairy processor Murray Goulburn voted in favour of the $1.3 billion sale of the co-operative to Canadian dairy giant Saputo, with 98.16 per cent of proxies in favour.

WBC - WESTPAC - up 43 cents, or 1.5 per cent, to $29.05

Westpac chief executive Brian Hartzer said the bank has been sloppy rather than deliberately negligent in its checks on whether potential customers could repay their mortgages.

AAC - AUSTRALIAN AGRICULTURAL COMPANY - down 3.5 cents, or 3.0 per cent, to $1.15

Shares in Australian Agricultural Company slumped after the beef producer said it expects a statutory earnings loss for fiscal 2018 amid higher costs for production and procuring cattle, and unfavourable seasonal conditions.